Is the mesh fine enough for roobios or very small teas, or will some go through?
24349
Works great for all sorts of teas. I had used it mainly for Chai. But it has been used for other Teas as well with none getting through.
1424521
The holes are small, you can get a straight pin through them.If your tea is fine like that in a tea bag it will not work.
1391237
Its not folded over, but its cut clean and the mesh is fine enough that it is not ragged like some others I've had. I should mention that the tea leaves keep sneaking by the mesh somehow...so I'm not in love with this thing.
709507
It actually holds quite a bit of tea, but it cannot be a real fine tea, because the tea leaves will go right into the cup. In other words the holes in the diffuser are a little too big. I brew my tea first and pour into the cup.
52453
The mesh is tiny and the material is very sturdy. Will it hold rice or quinoa? Absolutely! I love mine and think you will love it too.
1253976
I have used mine with finely ground tea and it works but not as well as with regular tea. The screen will let some of the grounds thru.
2050095
The mesh is not small enough. You would have to tie your spices in a piece of cheesecloth or use a spice bag. Amazon has Regency Natural Spice Bags
2199549
When I brew tea from leaves with this item, there is some fine residue at the bottom of the pot (tea leave fines). I suspect that the mesh would allow ground spices to go through as well.
556893
Although we do not normally steep loose tea, I decided to try to better answer your question by opening a Lipton tea bag to see what would happen. Because of the fine grind which is much finer than that of loose tea, it went through the screening. I then compared the screen opening size to 2 tea steepers (if that is the right terminology) and the strainer mesh is as fine or finer. Based on my observations, I believe they would work to strain your loose tea.
13548
It should strain any fine tea as the holes on the strainer are very, very small. I have enjoyed this strainer as the old type my leaves would stick to the screen and with this strainer they do not.
13550
The holes are very fine. I haven't used it for anything but black tea but I don't think I've ever had anything get through it, except a little fine sediment, which you would even get with a tea bag. I really like mine and have not regretted the purchase. Good luck.
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As others have said, the mesh is fine enough that quinoa would not escape through any holes. If you meant "is it easy to hold while washing?" that would definitely depend on your preference but I would say that it's doable, you would just have to figure out what the best way to hold it is and if you have smaller hands it might be a bit difficult when wet but as I said still manageable. However if you're going to want to wash more than a cup or so of anything at a time you'll want to look for something with a bigger capacity. The capacity is fine for sifting though as you can spoon in and it sifts out as you go so doing more than a cup still goes quickly. As others have said, the mesh is fine enough that quinoa would not escape through any holes. If you meant "is it easy to hold while washing?" that would definitely depend on your preference but I would say that it's doable, you would just have to figure out what the best way to hold it is and if you have smaller hands it might be a bit difficult when wet but as I said still manageable. However if you're going to want to wash more than a cup or so of anything at a time you'll want to look for something with a bigger capacity. The capacity is fine for sifting though as you can spoon... » Read More As others have said, the mesh is fine enough that quinoa would not escape through any holes. If you meant "is it easy to hold while washing?" that would definitely depend on your preference but I would say that it's doable, you would just have to figure out what the best way to hold it is and if you have smaller hands it might be a bit difficult when wet but as I said still manageable. However if you're going to want to wash more than a cup or so of anything at a time you'll want to look for something with a bigger capacity. The capacity is fine for sifting though as you can spoon in and it sifts out as you go so doing more than a cup still goes quickly. « Show Less
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The mesh is extra fine so I don't think you will have any issues with lemon grass escaping in the tea. I have not had any issues with bits floating from seeping through the mesh yet and I have tried a few different teas since getting this.
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This is not an ultra fine mesh. It's like a very fine. I measured the diameter of the holes and they appear to be 1/32". By the way, if you can see the individual holes in the mesh then it's not fine enough for finely ground coffee. It's definitely not one step less fine than a paper filter like another commenter stated. Nothing will get through a paper filter. One step less than that should be a super tight mesh (where you can't even make out the holes) and almost looks like a solid sheet of clear material. This is not that.
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Rooibos will almost certainly escape. It did for me. I recommend not using the glass infuser at all, personally.
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I would say yes-its a nice fine mesh and although I haven't done raspberries in it I think it would fine. I use it constantly to strain all kinds of things and it is a nice convenient size to have hanging near the stove for quick jobs.
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If you are doing only a cup of almond milk at a time, this might work. It is just 3-inches in diameter, and it fits nicely into a mug when steeping a cup of hot tea. The mesh is very fine, and catches all but the finest particles of tea leaves. However, if you are wanting to strain a larger quantity of almond milk, you would want a larger strainer for the job.